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ADVANCE INFORMATIONFallen FeathersAdam HoworthKEY SELLING POINTSAtime-slip novelcombining mythic fantasy andfolklorewithacontemporary tale offamily, love and dangerous secrets in a London suburb.Exploresthenatureoffaithandexistenceandtherolechildrenplayindefiningthegreatergood. Idealforfansof Neil Gaiman,KazuoIshiguroandAngelaCarter.Debut novel by the author, who is Communications director for Apple.ElizabethFairchildlovedthemoon. For aslong asanyone couldremember, she knewinstinctivelywhenithad risenandwhereitwasin thesky.Butwhenthesouthof Englandexperiencesararesuperbloodmoon, Elizabethgoesmissingandtheraceis ontofindherbefore theeclipseisoverandsheis lostforever.Apriesttells Elizabeth%u2019s fatheraboutanotherlocalgirlwhowentmissingyears before andwasneverfound. Theydiscoveranumberof othersimilarities, includingastrongphysicalresemblancebetweenthetwogirls. Astheystarttopiecetogetherwhathappened,theyfindtheyarenottheonlyonessearchingforElizabeth.Astrangervisitsthechurchandtellsthepriestthecluestoherdisappearancelie inanancientprophecyfroma book found in ahouse in themiddle of thewoods. TheprophecystatesthatElizabethis special, agolden child, andgenerations of peoplehavewaitedfor her, she is theirmessiah. Butto save themshehas to die.When the past collides with modern-day life, the hunt for Elizabeth begins.FallenFeathersis a spellbinding, epic contemporary tale of family, love, and dangerous secrets.Whennot creatingtenseandotherworldlystorylines,Adam Howorth isCommunicationsDirectorforApple andhelpedlaunchtheiPhone.Hewasinspiredtowritehisdebutnovel,FallenFeathers,afterhavinghis daughter,whereheimaginedwhatitwouldbe likeseeingtheworldthroughhereyes.HelivesinLondonwith hiswifeandtwodaughtersandiscurrentlyworkingonhissecondnovel.Publication Date: 28th October 2024 %u00a318.99 ISBN:9781836280088 Thema subject category: FBA%u2013Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literaryhardback 198 x 129 mm 272 pp Portrait Authorlocation: LondonSales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comtwitter.com/starbooksales